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Chapter III
“He’s funny. He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw. There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently. “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you. The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
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From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
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From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
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From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
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From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
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From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
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From this reading “He’s funny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
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From this reading “He’s funny.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
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From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
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From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
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From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
not any; not one
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one story of his”— “I have no sense of humor,” interrupted Grace impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s got lots of that Western humor, and he tells a story better than any man I ever saw.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea air”—she reddened with the shame of not being able to proceed without this wretched subterfuge—“won’t do her any good.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Libby,” she broke out, “I’m sorry that you’ve asked Mrs. Maynard to take a sail with you.
